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martes, 6 de junio de 2017

Calling on national and international organizations: Preliminary hearing in case of Berta Cáceres set to begin

(EN ESPAÑOL) The preliminary hearing for one of the most renowned human rights cases in Latin America in recent memory – the case of Berta Cáceres - will take place this Wednesday June 7th, in the First District Court in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

The hearing comes after two previous continuances due to failure to provide evidence to all parties to the judicial process and in the midst of numerous irregularities in the investigation, which has been under the exclusive control of the Attorney General.

The purpose of this hearing is to formalize charges against four of the eight men detained thus far:Mariano Díaz Chávez(Major in the Armed Forces), Sergio Rodríguez (Technical and Environmental Manager for the DESA corporation), Douglas Bustillo (former Security Chief for the DESA corporation) and Elvin Heriberto Rápalo (the supposed hitman).

The purpose of the case brought by COPINH and the family of Berta Cáceres is to take a broader look than the case brought by the Attorney General and thereby demonstrate that the assassination is not an isolated incident carried out by individual interests but rather part of a systematic attack against COPINH and its general coordinator. MORE>>>

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JUSTICE FOR BERTA

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2015 Goldman Prize winners

Berta Cáceres South and Central America 2015 Goldman Prize Recipient

In a country with growing socioeconomic inequality and human rights violations, Berta Cáceres rallied the indigenous Lenca people of Honduras and waged a grassroots campaign that successfully pressured the world’s largest dam builder to pull out of the Agua Zarca Dam.http://www.goldmanprize.org/recipient/berta-caceres/

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How Many More? 116 Environmental Defenders Were Murdered Last Year, Mostly in Latin America

New report shows killings of environmental activists are increasing, with indigenous communities hardest hit. We shine a spotlight on Honduras - the most dangerous country to be an environmental defender
https://www.globalwitness.org/campaigns/environmental-activists/how-many-more/